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A great way to learn how science works
SciNight Contact
Chelsey McKenna
North Las Vegas, S221-E
NLVS221
(702) 651-4390 | Obscure_mckenna
What is It?
The SciNight Journal Club is an open forum in which students and faculty can meet to informally discuss primary scientific research articles.
During the Spring 2022 semester, the journal club will meet every other Thursday at 7:30pm on the West Charleston campus in room WCH301J.
Format and Categories
Each SciNight session the article to be discussed will be posted on this website below. Download the article, read it, and come ready to discuss what you have learned with your fellow students and various faculty.
The articles will come from different disciplines within the sciences to address a variety of research interests here at CSN. The general topic of each session will be one of the following:
Biological Sciences
First Meeting of the Month
Physical Sciences
Second Meeting of the Month
Spring 2022 Schedule
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| Jan 27 | Physical Science |
| Feb 10 | Biological Science |
| Feb 24 | Physical Science |
| Mar 10 | Biological Science |
| Mar 24 | Physical Science |
| Apr 7 | Biological Science |
| Apr 21 | Physical Science |
| May 5 | Biological Science |
Upcoming Journal Articles
Upcoming Topics:
May 5 -- CANCELED
Due to illness, this session is not happing tonight
Is there a reproducibility crisis in the sciences? Why do we have one? What can we do about it?
Philosophy of Science and The Replicability Crisis
Previous Topics:
March 24
The 1953 Miller-Urey experiment famously produced amino acids in an experimental vessel containing water, methane, nitrogen, and ammonia by passing an electric arc through the vapour. The experiment showed that molecules essential for life could be produced from simple inorganic components by common planetary mechanisms like lightning, setting the stage for the modern field of astrobiology. A paper published in Nature a couple months ago shows that the results of the experiment vary depending on what the experimental vessel is made of.
The role of borosilicate glass in Miller–Urey experiment
April 7
Science's 2021 Breakthrough of the Year
“It’s a breakthrough of the first order, certainly one of the most significant scientific results of my lifetime.”
“This will change medicine. It will change research. It will change bioengineering. It will change everything,”
"The Most Important Achievement In AI—Ever"
Everyone is talking about the new ability of Artificial Intelligence to accurately predict protein structures. Come learn what all the hoopla is about and learn how this new technology has even led to the design of totally new proteins
De novo protein design by deep network hallucination
April 21
Biology is controlled by geology, and geology is controlled by biology. How did the growth of cyanobacteria trigger global mountain building?
Increased biomass and carbon burial 2 billion years ago triggered mountain building